System 001 was always ready: "Host, do you want to strengthen your physique now?"
Wen Bai glanced at the child in the carriage in front of him and asked System 001: "Can you change people's memories?"
System 001: "No..."
Wen Bai replied indifferently: "Then it's not needed."
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Several children were again tied up and stuffed into the carriage.
The man who chased them this time clearly had a much higher combat power than the man Wen Bai had killed earlier.
They lost one horse and one person.
The man first drove the carriage back. He roughly disposed of his brother's body but did not retaliate against the children who had caused his brother's death.
After all, the dead could not be brought back to life, and the living still had to look towards making money.
Although he had not participated in the transactions, he knew that any damage to these children would prevent them from being sold at a good price.
He stood in front of the carriage and carefully examined the children.
These children all looked good. The little girl looked delicate and demure, the little chubby boy looked prosperous, many buyers liked such chubby boys, and the other was thin but not ugly.
Among them, this pair of twins was exceptionally striking. Twins were already rare, and they were exceptionally beautiful.
This would definitely fetch a large sum of money.
These children had the strength to escape even after being starved for a day, indicating they were very healthy. They were young, and it was clever of them to escape from the old man.
Good looks, health, and intelligence meant they could be sold for more.
Since their three brothers had engaged in the business of kidnapping and trafficking, they had always divided their responsibilities.
The third brother had strong interpersonal skills and was responsible for coaxing children and bringing them in.
The second brother was quick-witted and good at haggling and increasing prices; he was always responsible for finding buyers and negotiating prices.
As for him, he was physically strong and decent in fighting, but his mind was average. He was responsible for escorting people to transactions and acting as muscle.
Now that the second brother who contacted buyers was dead, their neat and complete division of labor had a missing link.
After some thought, he still felt they needed to find other buyers as soon as possible and sell these little brats quickly.
Otherwise, children eat, and every extra meal was a loss.
They did not have that much spare cash.
Moreover, children were the most delicate, and what if they fell ill later.
Hiring a doctor would not be cheap, and they would lose a lot.
The elder brother felt more and more that this was the case.
When the third brother, who was responsible for procuring goods, returned with large bags and packages, he didn't even have time to grieve for his brother's demise.
After some discussion, the two packed their belongings and drove the carriage straight into the city.
Wen Bai twisted his small body and sat up. He looked at the lively scene outside the window through the gaps in the carriage curtain occasionally lifted by the wind.
People were shouting wares, chatting, arguing, and a group of people were fighting...
This world seemed to have a very rough and boisterous folk custom.
The other children, after rolling back and forth in the bumpy carriage for a long time, were now dozing off inside.
As for the male lead, he had cried so much that he was fast asleep.
He even snored a little.
Wen Jue lay in the carriage, conserving his energy. He looked at Wen Bai several times with his eyes open.
His elder brother seemed different from before.
The former Wen Bai was timid and cowardly, easily scared to tears by an insect.
Wen Jue looked down on him and disliked playing with this nominal elder brother.
Just a few days ago, when they were first kidnapped, he had fainted several times.
But today, he actually saw Wen Bai kill someone.
Someone who was so tall and adult to them.
Wen Jue thought with his small head.
Had he been pretending to be foolish all along?
At this moment, Wen Jue looked at Wen Bai with a faint light in his eyes.
He despised the weak and admired the strong.
But when he recalled what those people had told him, the faint light in his eyes dimmed a little.
The carriage suddenly stopped.
It stopped in front of a relatively secluded old courtyard.
Wen Bai saw through the carriage window as the man jumped off and spoke to an old woman with gray hair.
System 001: "Host, this is a den for women who traffic children. These two men are preparing to sell you to this old woman for processing. You will then be resold by the old woman. This old woman is an intermediary who profits from the price difference."
Wen Bai responded: "Mm."
The man outside spoke with the old woman for a while, and the old woman walked directly towards the carriage.
Wen Bai immediately leaned against the carriage wall and closed his eyes.
The old woman lifted the curtain and took a look. Then, she cheerfully handed a bag of silver coins to the man.
The man weighed the bag in his hand, and joy appeared on his face.
The children were quickly taken away by the burly men behind the old woman.
The elder brother and the third brother, holding the generous sum of money, happily left the city.
Unlike other kidnappers, the elder brother and the third brother did not indulge in vices like gambling, prostitution, or drugs.
The reason they became kidnappers was simply because it brought in money quickly.
To get rich, take a dangerous path.
They had always deeply understood this principle.
They were biological brothers, trusted each other, and happened to have talents suitable for this line of work.
Therefore, they planned to tread the dangerous path for now and retire directly once they had earned enough money.
Then, they would return to their hometown, buy large houses for themselves, marry beautiful wives, and live happily ever after, wouldn't they?
But fate was not what they wished for. As soon as the two drove the carriage out of the city, they began to bleed from their noses.
Soon, both of them fell from the driver's seat of the carriage, dead.
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Let's look at Wen Bai's side.
The leader of this child-trafficking human trafficker was called Granny Qian.
In her youth, she was also a trafficked woman.
However, because she was too clever and even restrained other women who were trying to escape, she was adopted as a goddaughter by the then leader of the human traffickers.
The adopted daughter eventually became the human trafficker leader's wife.
When one walks by the river, one's shoes are bound to get wet. The human trafficker leader was beaten to death.
After the human trafficker leader died, she was left with no support and no special skills.
But by now, she was no longer that young and helpless girl. Her heart had grown cold and harder.
She used the resources at her disposal to resume her old trade.
As it turned out, she lived much longer than her husband.
Her hair was now gray, yet she was still active in this trade. She had learned to disguise herself, and because of her old age, she was less likely to be noticed.
She had even made a name for herself. She now had a renowned name in the industry: Granny Qian.
Granny Qian walked into the house. The children were carried in, one on each shoulder, by the three burly men that Granny Qian kept.
The first step in trafficking children was to clean them up.